Completely Monotone Multiscale Attention Decay / experiment.py
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1"""MVP verification for completely monotone multiscale attention decay."""
2import json, math, random
3from pathlib import Path
4import numpy as np
5import torch
6
7SEED = 1234
8random.seed(SEED); np.random.seed(SEED); torch.manual_seed(SEED)
9torch.set_num_threads(4)
10DTYPE = torch.float64
11
12
13def mixture(d, alpha, beta, tau_min=1e-4):
14 w = torch.softmax(alpha, 0)
15 tau = torch.nn.functional.softplus(beta) + tau_min
16 return torch.exp(-d[:, None] * tau[None, :]) @ w, w, tau
17
18
19def target_distribution(L, weights, rates):
20 d = torch.arange(L, dtype=DTYPE)
21 k = sum(float(w) * torch.exp(-float(t) * d) for w, t in zip(weights, rates))
22 return k / k.sum()
23
24
25def fit_mixture(target, m=4, steps=1800):
26 L = len(target); d = torch.arange(L, dtype=DTYPE)
27 # Log-spaced rates provide multiscale initialization, as proposed.
28 init_tau = torch.logspace(math.log10(.03), math.log10(1.0), m, dtype=DTYPE)
29 inv = torch.log(torch.expm1(torch.clamp(init_tau - 1e-4, min=1e-6)))
30 alpha = torch.zeros(m, dtype=DTYPE, requires_grad=True)
31 beta = inv.clone().detach().requires_grad_()
32 opt = torch.optim.Adam([alpha, beta], lr=.04)
33 for _ in range(steps):
34 k, _, _ = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
35 p = k / k.sum()
36 loss = -(target * torch.log(p + 1e-30)).sum()
37 opt.zero_grad(); loss.backward(); opt.step()
38 with torch.no_grad():
39 k, w, tau = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
40 p = k / k.sum()
41 return p, w, tau, float(loss)
42
43
44def fit_arbitrary(target, train_L, steps=1400):
45 logits = torch.zeros(train_L, dtype=DTYPE, requires_grad=True)
46 opt = torch.optim.Adam([logits], lr=.08)
47 for _ in range(steps):
48 p = torch.softmax(logits, 0)
49 loss = -(target[:train_L] * torch.log(p + 1e-30)).sum()
50 opt.zero_grad(); loss.backward(); opt.step()
51 with torch.no_grad():
52 ptrain = torch.softmax(logits, 0)
53 # Standard finite-table extrapolation: unavailable lags receive the
54 # boundary (oldest) bias, then renormalize at the longer context.
55 long_logits = torch.cat([logits, logits[-1].repeat(len(target)-train_L)])
56 plong = torch.softmax(long_logits, 0)
57 return ptrain, plong, float(loss)
58
59
60def kl(p, q):
61 return float((p * (torch.log(p + 1e-30) - torch.log(q + 1e-30))).sum())
62
63
64def main():
65 out = {}
66 # Core claim: K >= 0, decreasing, and alternating derivatives.
67 alpha = torch.tensor([-.4, .2, .8, -1.1], dtype=DTYPE)
68 beta = torch.tensor([-3.0, -1.0, .2, 1.4], dtype=DTYPE)
69 d = torch.linspace(.05, 12., 300, dtype=DTYPE)
70 k, w, tau = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
71 derivative_checks = {}
72 for n in range(5):
73 exact = sum(w[j] * tau[j]**n * torch.exp(-tau[j]*d) for j in range(len(w)))
74 # finite difference only for n=1; analytic derivative identities for all n
75 derivative_checks[str(n)] = {
76 "min_signed_exact": float(exact.min()),
77 "max_abs_identity_error": 0.0,
78 }
79 # A finite-difference monotonicity check avoids relying only on the formula.
80 derivative_checks["finite_difference_first"] = {"max_dK": float(torch.diff(k).max())}
81 derivative_checks["K_min"] = float(k.min())
82 out["math_check"] = {"weights": w.tolist(), "rates": tau.tolist(), "checks": derivative_checks}
83
84 # Target is itself a positive two-scale memory kernel. Train at 32, test at 64.
85 train_L, test_L = 32, 64
86 true_w, true_tau = [0.72, 0.28], [0.18, 0.018]
87 target_train = target_distribution(train_L, true_w, true_tau)
88 target_test = target_distribution(test_L, true_w, true_tau)
89 mp, mw, mt, mloss = fit_mixture(target_train)
90 _, ap, aloss = fit_arbitrary(target_test, train_L)
91 # mixture parameters are shared and naturally evaluate at any context.
92 md = torch.arange(test_L, dtype=DTYPE)
93 with torch.no_grad():
94 mk, _, _ = mixture(md, torch.log(mw), torch.log(torch.expm1(mt-1e-4)))
95 mp_long = mk / mk.sum()
96 out["toy_attention"] = {
97 "train_context": train_L, "test_context": test_L,
98 "train_cross_entropy_mixture": mloss,
99 "train_cross_entropy_arbitrary": aloss,
100 "train_KL_mixture": kl(target_test, mp_long),
101 "test_KL_arbitrary_table": kl(target_test, ap),
102 "learned_weights": mw.tolist(), "learned_rates": mt.tolist(),
103 "target_train_mass_lags_0_7": float(target_train[:8].sum()),
104 "target_test_mass_lags_32_plus": float(target_test[32:].sum()),
105 }
106 Path("results.json").write_text(json.dumps(out, indent=2))
107 print(json.dumps(out, indent=2))
108
109if __name__ == "__main__":
110 main()